List of Super Bowl champions
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The Super Bowl. It's the ultimate showdown, the pinnacle of American football, where legends are forged and history is made. This is the annual clash that crowns the National Football League champion, the grand finale to a season that stretches back into the previous calendar year, culminating the thrilling NFL playoffs. The prize? The coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy.
And where does this epic battle unfold? In an American city, chosen years in advance, typically favoring sun-drenched locales or the controlled climate of a domed stadium. Since 1971, it's been a direct confrontation: the champions of the American Football Conference, the AFC, against the titans of the National Football Conference, the NFC.
But the roots of this rivalry run deeper. Before the monumental 1970 merger of the American Football League and the National Football League, these two leagues met in four championship contests. Initially dubbed the "AFL-NFL World Championship Game," the name "Super Bowl" started to creep into television broadcasts. It wasn't until Super Bowl III in 1969 that "Super Bowl" officially took center stage in marketing, with the first two games later receiving their retroactive "Super Bowl I" and "Super Bowl II" monikers.
Across the years, a remarkable twenty franchises have hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy, including those that have since relocated or changed their names. Yet, four teams have never experienced the Super Bowl spotlight: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans. Interestingly, both the Browns and Lions tasted NFL championship glory *before* the Super Bowl era even began.
In 1972, the Miami Dolphins etched their name in history, completing the NFL's only perfect season with their victory in Super Bowl VII. And a rare feat indeed: only two franchises have ever won the Super Bowl on their home turf – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV and the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.
The journey to Super Bowl glory is often marked by incredible streaks and unforgettable rematches. Eight franchises have managed the incredible feat of winning consecutive Super Bowls. The Green Bay Packers kicked off this trend with Super Bowls I and II. The Miami Dolphins followed suit with VII and VIII. The Pittsburgh Steelers achieved this twice, with IX and X, and again with XIII and XIV. The San Francisco 49ers dominated with XXIII and XXIV, the Dallas Cowboys with XXVII and XXVIII, and the Denver Broncos with XXXII and XXXIII. More recently, the New England Patriots secured back-to-back wins in XXXVIII and XXXIX, and the Kansas City Chiefs have done the same with LVII and LVIII.
While no team has managed three consecutive championships, several have come tantalizingly close, experiencing eras of sustained dominance. The Green Bay Packers, winners of the first two Super Bowls, also won the preceding NFL Championship, meaning they would have been in contention for a three-peat had the Super Bowl existed that year. The Miami Dolphins reached three consecutive Super Bowls, winning the last two. The Pittsburgh Steelers, after their initial back-to-back wins, were eliminated in the AFC Championship the following season, but later secured another pair of consecutive Super Bowl victories, giving them four titles in six seasons. The San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys also experienced consecutive Super Bowl wins, only to be thwarted in the championship game the subsequent season, though the Cowboys managed three titles in four seasons.
The New England Patriots, with their victories in XLIX, LI, and LIII, have achieved three titles in five seasons, and were just one win away from three consecutive championships after appearing in and losing Super Bowl LII. Most recently, the Kansas City Chiefs came the closest to a three-peat, winning consecutive Super Bowls in LVII and LVIII, only to fall in their third consecutive appearance in LIX. Their recent history is a testament to their sustained success, with five Super Bowl appearances in six seasons.
On the flip side, some franchises have endured the sting of consecutive Super Bowl losses. The Buffalo Bills hold the unfortunate distinction of being the only team to appear in four straight Super Bowls, losing all of them from XXV to XXVIII. The Minnesota Vikings experienced back-to-back losses in VIII and IX, and a later loss to the eventual Super Bowl X champions, the Dallas Cowboys, meant three losses in four seasons. The Denver Broncos also suffered consecutive defeats in XXI and XXII, with another loss in XXIV completing a stretch of three losses in four seasons.
Consecutive appearances are also a mark of consistent excellence. The Buffalo Bills hold the record for most consecutive appearances with four, from 1990 to 1993. The Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs have also achieved streaks of at least three consecutive appearances. Across the league, twelve teams have managed at least two consecutive appearances. The Dallas Cowboys stand out with three separate streaks of consecutive appearances.
The narrative of the Super Bowl is also woven with the threads of rematches, where familiar foes meet on the grandest stage. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys have faced each other three times. The Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins have met twice, as have the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals, the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills, the New York Giants and New England Patriots, the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, the New England Patriots and the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, and the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Most recently, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have faced off twice.
When you delve into the records by franchise, the table reveals a fascinating tapestry of victories, appearances, and points scored. It includes all team name iterations since the Super Bowl era began.
Eight teams have graced the Super Bowl with their presence but have yet to secure a victory. The Minnesota Vikings, with four appearances, are at the top of this list, having won the NFL Championship just before the merger but falling short in the subsequent Super Bowls. The Buffalo Bills, also with four appearances, share a similar pre-Super Bowl championship pedigree. The Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, and Arizona Cardinals round out this group, each with their own unique history and aspirations for that elusive Super Bowl win.
And then there are the teams yet to experience the Super Bowl, or those enduring long droughts. Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans. The Browns and Lions, it's worth noting, were NFL champions before the Super Bowl was even conceived. The Jaguars and Texans are more recent additions to the league. An additional eight teams are currently experiencing Super Bowl droughts that began prior to 2002.
The Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions stand with the longest droughts, 59 years and counting, both having claimed NFL championships in eras past. The New York Jets, champions of Super Bowl III, have a drought of 56 years since their victory. The Minnesota Vikings, with 48 years since their last appearance, and the Miami Dolphins, 40 years since their last appearance, are also on this list. The Washington Commanders, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, and Tennessee Titans also have significant droughts. The Houston Texans, a more recent expansion team, have never reached the Conference Championship round, highlighting their unique place in NFL history.
The Super Bowl is more than just a game; it's a cultural phenomenon, a story of ambition, struggle, and the pursuit of ultimate victory.
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The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year, and is the conclusion of the NFL playoffs. The winner receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The contest is held in an American city, chosen three to four years beforehand, usually at warm-weather sites or domed stadiums. Since January 1971, the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game has faced the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game in the culmination of the NFL playoffs.
Before the 1970 merger between the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL), the two leagues met in four such contests. The first two were marketed as the "AFL–NFL World Championship Game", but were also casually referred to as "the Super Bowl game" during the television broadcast. Super Bowl III in January 1969 was the first such game that carried the "Super Bowl" moniker in official marketing; the names "Super Bowl I" and "Super Bowl II" were retroactively applied to the first two games.
A total of 20 franchises, including teams that have relocated to another city or changed their name, have won the Super Bowl. There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.
The 1972 Dolphins capped off the only perfect season in NFL history with their victory in Super Bowl VII. Only two franchises have ever won the Super Bowl while hosting at their home stadiums: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV and the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.
== Results ==
Numbers in parentheses in the table are Super Bowl appearances as of the date of that Super Bowl and are used as follows:
Winning team and Losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Super Bowl as well as each respective teams' Super Bowl record to date.
Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted a Super Bowl.
City column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted a Super Bowl.
W Indicates a team that made the playoffs as a wild card team (rather than by winning a division).
=== Upcoming games ===
==== Notes ====
== Streaks and rematches ==
=== Consecutive wins ===
Eight franchises have won consecutive Super Bowls, one of which (Pittsburgh) has accomplished it twice:
Green Bay Packers (Super Bowls I and II)
Miami Dolphins (VII and VIII)
Pittsburgh Steelers (twice: IX and X; XIII and XIV)
San Francisco 49ers (XXIII and XXIV)
Dallas Cowboys (XXVII and XXVIII)
Denver Broncos (XXXII and XXXIII)
New England Patriots (XXXVIII and XXXIX)
Kansas City Chiefs (LVII and LVIII)
Although no franchise to date has won three Super Bowls in a row, several have had eras of sustained success, nearly accomplishing a three-peat:
The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, and also won the NFL Championship Game the preceding year. If the Super Bowl had been instituted that year, the Packers would have qualified and faced the Buffalo Bills of the AFL.
The Miami Dolphins appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls (VI, VII, and VIII) – winning the last two.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won two consecutive Super Bowls (IX and X); the following season they were eliminated in the AFC Championship Game by the eventual Super Bowl XI champion Oakland Raiders. They also won two more consecutive Super Bowls (XIII and XIV) for four titles in six seasons.
The San Francisco 49ers won two consecutive Super Bowls (XXIII and XXIV); the following season they were eliminated in the NFC Championship Game by the eventual Super Bowl XXV champion New York Giants.
The Dallas Cowboys won two consecutive Super Bowls (XXVII and XXVIII); the following season they were eliminated in the NFC Championship Game by the eventual Super Bowl XXIX champion San Francisco 49ers. The Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX the following year for three titles in four seasons, and thus were two wins away from four consecutive Super Bowl titles.
The New England Patriots won Super Bowls XLIX, LI, and LIII for three titles in five seasons. They also appeared in and lost Super Bowl LII to the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2017 season, giving them four Super Bowl appearances in five years and putting them one win away from three consecutive Super Bowl titles. In the intervening year, they were eliminated in the AFC Championship Game by the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos.
The Kansas City Chiefs came the closest to a three-peat, winning back-to-back Super Bowls in LVII and LVIII but losing their third consecutive appearance in LIX. They additionally won LIV several years beforehand, and lost LV, for a total of five Super Bowl appearances in six seasons. In the intervening year between LV and LVII, they lost the 2021 AFC Championship Game to the Cincinnati Bengals in overtime, coming one win short of six consecutive appearances. Additionally, in the year prior to their victory in LIV, the Chiefs lost the 2018 AFC Championship Game to the New England Patriots in overtime, resulting in being two wins short of seven consecutive appearances.
=== Consecutive losses ===
Three franchises have lost consecutive Super Bowls:
Buffalo Bills (4) (Super Bowls XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII) – The only team to appear in four straight Super Bowls; they lost in all four appearances.
Minnesota Vikings (2) (VIII and IX) – They also lost Super Bowl XI, and were knocked out of the 1975–76 playoffs by the eventual Super Bowl X losers, the Dallas Cowboys, for three losses in four seasons.
Denver Broncos (2) (XXI and XXII) – They also lost Super Bowl XXIV, but did not qualify for the 1988–89 playoffs for Super Bowl XXIII for three losses in four seasons.
=== Consecutive appearances ===
The Buffalo Bills have the most consecutive appearances with four from 1990 to 1993. The Miami Dolphins (1971–1973), New England Patriots (2016–2018) and Kansas City Chiefs (2022–2024) are the only other teams to have at least three consecutive appearances. Including those four, 12 teams have at least two consecutive appearances. The Dallas Cowboys are the only team with three separate streaks (1970–1971, 1977–1978, and 1992–1993). The Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs have each had two separate consecutive appearances. The full listing of teams with consecutive appearances is below in order of first occurrence; winning games are in bold:
Green Bay Packers (twice: Super Bowls I and II; XXXI and XXXII)
Dallas Cowboys (thrice: V and VI; XII and XIII; XXVII and XXVIII)
Miami Dolphins (VI, VII, and VIII)
Minnesota Vikings (VIII and IX)
Pittsburgh Steelers (twice: IX and X; XIII and XIV)
Washington Redskins (XVII and XVIII)
Denver Broncos (twice: XXI and XXII; XXXII and XXXIII)
San Francisco 49ers (XXIII and XXIV)
Buffalo Bills (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII)
New England Patriots (twice: XXXVIII and XXXIX; LI, LII, and LIII)
Seattle Seahawks (XLVIII and XLIX)
Kansas City Chiefs (twice: LIV and LV; LVII, LVIII, and LIX)
=== Super Bowl rematches ===
The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Super Bowl:
3 times – Pittsburgh Steelers (X and XIII) vs. Dallas Cowboys (XXX) – see also Cowboys–Steelers rivalry
2 times – Miami Dolphins (VII) vs. Washington Redskins (XVII)
2 times – San Francisco 49ers (XVI and XXIII) vs. Cincinnati Bengals
2 times – Dallas Cowboys (XXVII and XXVIII) vs. Buffalo Bills
2 times – New York Giants (XLII and XLVI) vs. New England Patriots – see also Giants–Patriots rivalry
2 times – New England Patriots (XXXIX) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (LII)
2 times – New England Patriots (XXXVI and LIII) vs. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
2 times – Kansas City Chiefs (LIV and LVIII) vs. San Francisco 49ers
2 times – Kansas City Chiefs (LVII) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (LIX)
== Records by franchise ==
In the sortable table below, franchises are ordered first by number of wins, followed by the total number of appearances, and finally by the total number of points scored for the franchise throughout all appearances. Included in the table are all of the team names that each franchise has had since the 1966 season, a.k.a. the start of the Super Bowl era.
=== Teams with Super Bowl appearances but no victories ===
Eight teams have appeared in the Super Bowl without ever winning. In descending order of number of appearances and then years since their last appearance, they are:
Minnesota Vikings (4) – appeared in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI; they won the NFL Championship in 1969, the last year before the AFL–NFL merger, but failed to win the subsequent Super Bowl.
Buffalo Bills (4) – XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII; in 1964 and 1965, they won the last two AFL Championships before the first Super Bowl in 1966.
Cincinnati Bengals (3) – XVI, XXIII, and LVI; an AFL expansion team in 1968, they have no pre-Super Bowl league championships.
Carolina Panthers (2) – XXXVIII and 50; a post-merger expansion team, their first season was in 1995.
Atlanta Falcons (2) – XXXIII and LI; an NFL expansion team in 1966, they have no pre-Super Bowl league championships.
Los Angeles Chargers (1) – XXIX as the San Diego Chargers; their only AFL Championship was in 1963, also as the San Diego Chargers.
Tennessee Titans (1) – XXXIV; they won the first two AFL Championships in 1960 and 1961 as the Houston Oilers.
Arizona Cardinals (1) – XLIII; they won two NFL Championships, one in 1925 and then again in 1947, both as the Chicago Cardinals.
=== Teams with no Super Bowl appearances or long active droughts ===
Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl (shown in bold below). Two of them (Jacksonville and Houston) joined the NFL relatively recently, and there are an additional eight teams whose Super Bowl appearance droughts began prior to 2002 (the year Houston joined the NFL). The other two teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl (Cleveland and Detroit) both held NFL league championships prior to Super Bowl I in the 1966 NFL season. Teams are listed below according to the length of their current Super Bowl droughts (as of the end of the 2024 season):
Cleveland Browns, 59 years – NFL champions four times in 1950, 1954, 1955, and 1964; appeared in seven other NFL Championship Games in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1965, 1968, and 1969; and appeared in three AFC Championship Games in the 1986, 1987, and 1989 seasons. The Browns are officially viewed as one continuous franchise that began in 1946 as a member of the All-America Football Conference, joined the NFL in 1950, suspended operations after 1995, and resumed play in 1999.
Detroit Lions, 59 years – NFL champions four times in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957; appeared in one other NFL Championship Game in 1954; and appeared in two NFC Championship Games in the 1991 and 2023 seasons.
New York Jets, 56 years – Won Super Bowl III, 1968 season
Minnesota Vikings, 48 years – Lost Super Bowl XI, 1976 season
Miami Dolphins, 40 years – Lost Super Bowl XIX, 1984 season
Washington Commanders, 33 years – Won Super Bowl XXVI, 1991 season (played as Washington Redskins)
Buffalo Bills, 31 years – Lost Super Bowl XXVIII, 1993 season
Los Angeles Chargers, 30 years – Lost Super Bowl XXIX, 1994 season (played as San Diego Chargers)
Jacksonville Jaguars, 30 years – 1995 expansion team; three AFC Championship Game appearances in the 1996, 1999, and 2017 seasons.
Dallas Cowboys, 29 years – Won Super Bowl XXX, 1995 season
Tennessee Titans, 25 years – Lost Super Bowl XXXIV, 1999 season
Houston Texans, 23 years – 2002 expansion team; Divisional Round appearances in the 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023, and 2024 seasons. They are the only NFL team to never reach the Conference Championship round.
== See also ==
History of the NFL championship
List of players with most Super Bowl championships
List of AFC champions
List of NFC champions
List of NFL champions (1920–1969)
List of AAFC champions
List of Super Bowl records
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player
List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
== Explanatory notes ==
== References ==
== External links ==
National Football League
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List of winning rosters
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